Petition targets Cibolo council

Published 4:35 pm, Tuesday, July 16, 2013

A recall petition targeting Cibolo City Council members is being circulated by a group of residents who are unhappy with a site selected for a possible Wal-Mart store.

The petition targets council members Ron Pedde, Place 1; Karen Hale, Place 4; Larry Carlton, Place 5; and Steve Liparoto, Place 6 — all up for election in November 2014.

Mayor Jennifer Hartman and three other council members will be on the ballot in November. If the recall petition is successful, the mayor and the entire council will be up for election on the same ballot.

Andre Larkins of Citizens for Cibolo said a recall election would hold council members accountable to the concerns of residents who are opposed to the planned store site, which would be situated on 22 acres on Borgfeld Road across from Wiederstein Elementary School and the Bentwood Ranch subdivision.

“The bottom line is folks in the community believe that our interests haven't been heard and acted upon,” Larkins said. “(Recall) is the only opportunity to ensure that all council members are looking to the interests of the neighborhood and executes the will of the people.”

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A recall petition must contain the signatures of at least 30 percent of the voters who cast ballots in the last city election in May 2012, or 150 voters, whichever number is greater. The Cibolo city charter states that any elected city official can be recalled or removed from office based on “incompetency, misconduct or malfeasance in office.”